飽あき足たりる

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Meanings

1

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

to be satisfied; to be content

Almost always used in the negative form 飽き足りない (あきたりない), meaning 'unsatisfied', 'not enough', or 'leaves something to be desired'. The affirmative form is rare in modern Japanese.

See also: 飽き足りない (あきたりない)

彼かれの説せつ明めいはどうも飽あき足たりない。
His explanation is somehow unsatisfying.

この

結けっ

果か

に

は

まだ

飽あ

き

足た

り

ない

気き

持も

ち

だ

。

I still feel unsatisfied with this result.

Written forms

飽あき足たりるUsage78%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
あきたりるUsage17%
飽あき足たりるUsage6%
Abbreviated kanji form; rarely used.
慊あきたりる
Obscure kanji form; not commonly encountered.

Kanji

飽sated, tired of, bored
足leg, foot, be sufficient
慊satisfaction

Similar words

飽あきる
飽きる means 'to get tired of' or 'to lose interest', while 飽き足りる focuses on a lack of satisfaction or fulfillment.
満まん足ぞくする
満足する is the common word for 'to be satisfied'. 飽き足りる is more literary and almost exclusively used in the negative.

Etymology

Compound of 飽き (stem of 飽きる, 'to get tired of') and 足りる ('to be sufficient'). The literal sense is 'to be tired of something because it is sufficient', which developed into 'to be fully satisfied'.